Stanford Cardinal forward Brandon Angel (23) attempts to get the finger roll shot against the Arizona Wildcats guard Pelle Larsson (3) who tries to reach up to block the shot at the McKale Center in Tucson AZ on Sun Feb 4, 2024 (Getty photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Stanford wrapped up it’s final regular season Pac-12 men’s basketball road trip to the southwest Sunday, as the Cardinal fell to No. 11 Arizona 82-71 before an announced crowd of 14,688 at McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.

Caleb Love and Oumar Ballo led the Wildcats with 18 points apiece, followed by Pelle Larsson with 17 and KJ Lewis added 12 points off the Arizona bench. Ballo grabbed 13 of the Wildcats’ 42 rebounds, and Love had seven assists and two steals.

Maxime Raynaud popped in a game-high 29 points for Stanford, hitting 11 of 19 field goals, including 5 of 6 behind the arc. Raynaud also had six rebounds and three assists. Michael Jones was next with 21 points, and Brandon Angel added 10 points and seven boards. Benny Gealer contributed nine assists in his first career start.

Arizona (17-5 overall, 8-3 Pac-112) held the Cardinal (11-10 overall, 6-5 Pac-12) to 38.2 percent shooting (26 of 68), while hitting 47.7 percent (31 of 65). The Wildcats had a 45-24 scoring advantage in the paint.

The win gave U of A a split in the season series; Stanford defeated the Wildcats 100-82 on Dec. 31.

The Cardinal took a double-digit lead in the first half, propelled in large part by Reynaud’s 21 points in the first 20 minutes. Stanford also sank nine 3-pointers and took a 45-34 halftime lead — its largest of the game.

Arizona opened the second half with a 25-7 run to take the lead. The Cardinal pulled to within 61-59 on a Rayna 69-65 with ud 3-pointer with 7:42 remaining. Back-to-back 3s by Angel made it 69-65 with 4:17 left, but the Wildcats put the game away with their free throw shooting down the stretch.

The Cardinal return home on Wednesday for a Pac-12 game against UCLA. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.